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This might be a moment for a new climate conversation. Jade Begay, who just was appointed to a White House advisory council on environmental justice, says a rethinking could “liberate us” from dependency on fossil fuels and create a space for practices that are more harmonious. This column previously aired in April.…
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Last week was a major gathering for Native people in Las Vegas -- sort of our first post-pandemic experience. It was a major reunion for people who really wanted to be together again. The Reservation Economic Summit or RES 2021 and the National Indian Gaming Association Trade Show and Conference. More than 8,000 people were registered at the two ev…
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There is a lot of complexity in criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. That’s because when federal policy changes … the law often does not. So some laws support tribal sovereignty while others undermine that same idea. And that’s how a common sense decision became a “bare minimum standard” for law enforcement in a tribal nation.…
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As tribal governments decide the next steps to limit the spread of COVID-19, one thing is clear. American Indian and Alaska Natives have the highest rates of vaccination in the country, according to the CDC. Already nearly 40 percent of the total population has had at least one dose. That compares to 25 percent of white Americans.…
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Summary:Fifty years ago last week the federal government’s experiment with a policy called “termination” was crushed at the ballot box on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state. Termination was a policy that was designed to end the United States government’s role in Indian affairs. The vote on May 8 was not close.No…
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On this Presidents’ Day, let’s take a minute to consider the President of the United States and a complicated history for the people Indigenous to this land and the governments that were here first. And the ongoing government-to-government relations between the White House and tribal capitals.Kirjoittanut Native Voice One - NV1
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We now know how close this whole affair came to an even more lethal day with some of the provocateurs promising to kidnap or kill the vice president, members of Congress, and their staff. It also opened up a political honeymoon for the Biden administration that could result in profound changes that have been held up by divisions.…
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There is a lot of speculation about Rep. Deb Haaland being named Secretary of the Interior. She is Laguna Pueblo and she would make history because a Native American has never served in a presidential cabinet. And she clearly has a shot at history. But that’s only one possibility of many appointments that could benefit Indian Country.…
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